Regulation 2018/1504 - Repeal of Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the EU - Main contents
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Regulation (EU) 2018/1504 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 repealing Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2018/1504 |
| Original proposal | COM(2017)769  |
| CELEX number i | 32018R1504 |
| Document | 02-10-2018; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 15-10-2018; OJ L 258 p. 1-2 |
| Signature | 02-10-2018 |
| Effect | 04-11-2018; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
15.10.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 258/1 |
REGULATION (EU) 2018/1504 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 2 October 2018
repealing Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed to cooperate in order to update and simplify Union legislation by means of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making (3). |
(2) |
In order to clean-up and reduce the volume of Union legislation, it is necessary to identify legislation that is obsolete or no longer fit for purpose. Repealing such legislation keeps the legislative framework transparent, clear and easy to use. |
(3) |
Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) requires Member States to notify the Commission of investment projects on which construction or decommissioning work has started or on which a final investment decision has been taken. |
(4) |
The obligations under Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 concerning the notification of investment projects, and certain information and data relating to such notification, were previously laid down in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010 (5). The Court of Justice annulled Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010 (6), holding that it should have been adopted on another legal basis, but its effects were maintained until Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 entered into force. |
(5) |
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010 was intended to provide the Commission with data and information on planned developments in production, transmission and storage capacities as well as on projects in the energy sectors. It was intended to give the Commission an overall picture of the development of investment in energy infrastructure in the Union. |
(6) |
Since the creation of the obligations laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010 and Regulation (EU) No 256/2014, there have been three reporting exercises: in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Furthermore, the Commission arranged for an external study to be undertaken following three reporting exercises by Member States which took place under Regulation (EU) No 256/2014. Consequently, enough time has elapsed and sufficient experience has been gained for the Commission to be able to carry out an evidence-based critical analysis of whether Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 has delivered the expected results. |
(7) |
In 2016, the Commission carried out the review provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 256/2014, including a stakeholder consultation covering all planning and reporting obligations in the energy sector. The Commission came to the conclusion that there were significant overlaps between Member States’ reporting obligations under Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 and Member States’ obligations to report to the European network of transmission system operators for electricity (‘ENTSO-E’) and the European network for transmission system operators for gas (‘ENTSOG’). It also became apparent that the quality and appropriateness of the information and data received were often poor, and that that information and data had become available to the Commission via other sources, such... |
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